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Post by laristotle on Aug 26, 2021 19:36:20 GMT
Spencer Elden, the man whose unusual baby portrait was used for one of the most recognizable album covers of all time, Nirvana’s “Nevermind,” filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the nude image constituted child pornography.
The cover art subject — who, like the “Nevermind” album itself, is now 30 — is asking at least $150,000 from each of the defendants, who include include surviving band members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic; Courtney Love, the executor of Kurt Cobain’s estate; Guy Oseary and Heather Parry, managers of Cobain’s estate; photographer Kirk Weddle; art director Robert Fisher; and a number of existing or defunct record companies that released or distributed the album in the last three decades.
Curiously, original Nirvana drummer Chad Channing is also named as a defendant who was part of the group at the time, even though he had been replaced by Grohl in 1990, before the album was recorded or the cover photography shot.
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However, his enthusiasm appears to have waned in recent years. In a 2016 interview with GQ Australia, Elden said his stance on the photograph changed after he reached out to Nirvana to see if the band would participate in an art show he was putting on. “I was asking if they wanted to put a piece of art in the fucking thing,” he said. “I was getting referred to their managers and their lawyers. Why am I still on their cover if I’m not that big of a deal?”
In that same interview, Elden discussed the negative aspects of the notoriety, too. When asked if the cover affected his relationships, he said, “Totally. Everyone thinks you’re making money from it.”
“You’ll hook up with a hot chick, and then they figure out you’re not making any money from it and they’ll dump you,” he went on. “You have these people who think you’re cool because you’re the Nirvana baby. But it’s fucking weird, man. It’s like that dream where you go to school without your clothes on.”
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Post by laristotle on Aug 26, 2021 19:38:05 GMT
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Post by johnreardon on Aug 27, 2021 10:31:06 GMT
Lawyers would soon kick this out as it wasn't a factory. That was Battersea Power Station 
It's now luxury apartments and restaurants, starting from a mere £865,000
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Post by Bill h on Aug 27, 2021 14:50:14 GMT
I read the article about the guy trying to sue over his baby pic on the cover of the Nirvana record, what a moron.
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Post by george on Aug 27, 2021 15:37:41 GMT
He should claim against his parents for wrongful birth if they are still around; might have a better chance of getting some cash on that one.
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Post by laristotle on Aug 27, 2021 15:44:46 GMT
Yeah, really. Wouldn't they be just upstairs?
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Post by Bill h on Aug 27, 2021 16:11:39 GMT
Yeah, really. Wouldn't they be just upstairs? Got me to laugh out loud on that one!! |
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Post by Colchar on Aug 27, 2021 17:16:22 GMT
He should claim against his parents for wrongful birth if they are still around; might have a better chance of getting some cash on that one. Based on that premise, could we Canucks sue Maggie? |
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Post by Die Bullen on Aug 27, 2021 18:30:05 GMT
He should claim against his parents for wrongful birth if they are still around; might have a better chance of getting some cash on that one. Ha ha, if "wrongful birth" were a crime, I can think of a lot of parents who would be in the klink now... |
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Post by northernboy on Aug 27, 2021 21:50:17 GMT
What about the cow on Aerosmith's Get a Grip album cover?
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Post by northernboy on Aug 27, 2021 21:52:18 GMT
I don't know guys. Based on the way things have gone, I could see this lawsuit being taken very seriously, and those involved getting into a lot of trouble.
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Post by Bill h on Aug 27, 2021 21:57:43 GMT
I don't know guys. Based on the way things have gone, I could see this lawsuit being taken very seriously, and those involved getting into a lot of trouble. This one takes frivolous to a new level, but damn, you could be right, these days...................... |
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Post by laristotle on Aug 27, 2021 22:10:24 GMT
What about the cow on Aerosmith's Get a Grip album cover? Cows get branded all the time.
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Post by george on Aug 27, 2021 22:10:37 GMT
He should claim against his parents for wrongful birth if they are still around; might have a better chance of getting some cash on that one. Based on that premise, could we Canucks sue Maggie? There is a presumption against vicarious liability but I'm wondering if her conduct amounts to negligence as she should have known and ought to have known that she was too stupid to reproduce. The Statement of Claim would be a goodun: The plaintiffs state that the defendant ( hereinafter Maggie ) should have had herself sterilized before gang banging the Rolling Stones. The plaintiffs state further that Maggie should have just blown Fidel Castro rather than banging him outright and carrying his bastard child to term. The plaintiffs state etc. ..lol |
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Post by Colchar on Aug 28, 2021 4:15:04 GMT
Based on that premise, could we Canucks sue Maggie? There is a presumption against vicarious liability but I'm wondering if her conduct amounts to negligence as she should have known and ought to have known that she was too stupid to reproduce. Sadly, she is too stupid to realize that she's stupid and therein lies her defence against our suit. But fuck it, start drawing up the paperwork. If we win we can get back some of the money she got from WE. |
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Post by george on Aug 28, 2021 17:41:03 GMT
There is a presumption against vicarious liability but I'm wondering if her conduct amounts to negligence as she should have known and ought to have known that she was too stupid to reproduce. Sadly, she is too stupid to realize that she's stupid and therein lies her defence against our suit. But fuck it, start drawing up the paperwork. If we win we can get back some of the money she got from WE. Absent a declaration of legal incompetence people are deemed competent and therefor responsible for their actions. Maggie is presumed to be competent and so far there’s no stupidity defence available in canada so she’s out of luck on that one. The Law of negligence requires people to conduct themselves according to certain standards. Producing shit-apple offspring that fuck the place up for everyone else arguably falls below those standards however case law would need to evolve a bit to acknowledge such contingency as a head of damage. Too bad though because it would be a growth area for litigation around Toronto and I’m looking to expand the range of services that I can offer .. lol |
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Post by laristotle on Aug 29, 2021 11:50:00 GMT
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Post by laristotle on Aug 30, 2021 18:01:51 GMT
Weird Transparent Angel Lady from “In Utero” Cover Also Announces Lawsuit“It’s frustrating to think about how many people have seen my womb and mammary glands, those are intimate details I don’t want to share with the world. I had initially taken plenty of photos fully clothed, but they only used the nude photo and I never signed a release,” said Weird Transparent Angel Lady from her home nestled beneath a waterfall. “Anytime I’m out in public people stare at me, they want me to strip naked and recreate the photo for them. Most of them have children, and that’s just weird. The only time people didn’t bother me is when I would visit the Bodies exhibit and stand perfectly still.”
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